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Case 3:23-cv-03880-TLT Document 32
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Before the Court is an application for a temporary restraining order filed by plaintiff John
F. Kennedy, Jr. seeking to enjoin defendants Google LLC and YouTube, LLC from using their
medical misinformation policies to keep two specific videos of Kennedy off their platform. ECF
No. 7. Plaintiff also seeks to enjoin defendants from using their medical misinformation policies
to remove videos of Kennedy during his campaign for the 2024 presidential election. Counsel for
the parties’ appeared at a hearing on the application on August 21, 2023. ECF No. 29. Having
considered the parties’ briefs and oral arguments, the relevant legal authority, and for the reasons
below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s application for a temporary restraining order.
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff “John F. Kennedy, Jr. is seeking the democratic party’s nomination for president.”
Complaint, para. 16. “He has filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election
Commission and is taking steps to qualify for the ballot in early primary states, including New
Hampshire.” Id. “Kennedy announced his candidacy on April 19, 2023.” Mot. p. 9, Street Decl.
para. 3.
JOHN F KENNEDY JR